Harald Oskar Christopher Lystad (2 August 1875 in Christiania – 21 May 1950) was a Norwegian physician,

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and president of the

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from 1931 to 1932. He also served as the first president of the Norwegian Ophthalmological Society from 1926 to 1928. He graduated with the cand.med. degree at the

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in 1901. He was deputy consultant at the National Hospital from 1905 to 1906, and had a private practice in Christiania as a specialist in

ophthalmology Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ...

from 1906.Biography in ''Norges læger 1800–1908'' (Physicians of Norway 1800–1908), 2, pp. 77–78 In 1908, he married Elisabeth Marie Rønneberg, daughter of wholesaler, conservative politician and mayor of

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Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (2 May 1851 – 16 September 1929) was a Norwegian wholesaler and politician of the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. Biography He was mayor of Ålesund Municipality in 1896, deputy mayor 1893–1895 and ...

(1851–1929). Harald Lystad was the grandfather of Joakim Lystad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lystad, Harald 1875 births 1950 deaths Norwegian ophthalmologists